The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-11-11
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.


The people of Reading, Pa, cut up
$4,000 heads of cabbage for sauerkraut
every autumn.
The entire revenue of the postmaster
at Brownsville, Kan, last year amount
ed to only So cents.
Admiral Porter at Newport sdends
much time sailing catboats, a diversion
of which he is very fond.
General Simon Cameron has steer
that weighs 2,l00 pounds, and measures
over eight feet around the body.
Mrs. Mary Frazer is prosperous
lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the
only woman of the profession in that
city.
Frank Luddington, of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, has invented machine that will
manufacture 10000 cigarettes day.
In 1900 there were in all the United
States only SIX cities of over 5000 inhab-
itants. In 1880 there were $50, and by
this time many more.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor f. o. SLAM
ard, of Missouri, says that the Republi-
cans in that part of the country are anx-
ious for the nomination of Robert 7.
Lincoln.
A paragrapher says "the head of Bill
Nye, the humorist, is SO bald and smooth
that fly would slip up on it like man
who treads on banana peel"
Civil Service Commissioner Oberly &C
counts for his success by having been
"born at an early age, opened his eyes
on the first day, and continued the
habit" But Oberiy was born in Cincin-
natl and learned something of the Ohio
idea.
Mark Grey, the young man who shot
at Edwin Booth while playing in Nc
Vicker's Theater ten years ago, is be-
lieved to be in st. Louis, with his old
hallucination regarding his relationship
to the great tragedian driving him on to
renew his attempt upon Mr.. Booths
theater, watching for cranks.
Mrs. John Mackay has returned to
her Paris residence for the winter.
The Marquis de Mores is in Paris pre-
pairing for shooting expedition in
India.
II. Rider Haggard is said to have two
more literary curiosities in course of
construction.
Senator Morrill's health has been
fully restored by five months rest in the
Vermont Hills.
John Russell Young, it is said, has re-
turned to the New York Herald and is
writing for its editorial page.
Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill,
it is said, will visit Mrs. Churchili's
father, Leonard Jerome, in New York
this month.
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show has left
London for Birmingham, and after a
short engagement there will 60 into
winter quarters at Manchester.
The Hon. f. l.. Merritt, of Spring
field, ILL.,, has become part owner of the
Omaha Herald and will shortly assume
the duties of general manager of the
paper.
A Pittsburg brick company has con-
tract to furnish $4,000 friedrich for a
new iron syndicate in Mexico. They
are to be used in building new charcoal
blast furnace.
A pool of ocean steamer lines to raise
rates and pay dividends is talked of.
Mr.. Niehaus' statue of General Gar
field has at last been placed on its ped
estal at Cincinnati.
Within ten days recently upward of
5000 people passed through Santa Fe
on their way to California.
Mr.. William X. Vanderbilt is sitting
for his portrait to Carolos Denau, the
famous French artist.
In the past two months more than
two hundred women have begun suits
for divorce in San Francisco.
John Smith an old stage driver, living
at Fryeburg, Me-, has driven miles
enough to belt the earth nine times.
Baroness Burdett-Coutts proposes to
visit America next year. She has the
estates fever" though she is 73 years
old.
Mr.. w. d. Howells has added chap.
ter to the forthcoming edition of his irst
popular work, "Their Wedding Jour.
ney."
After waiting thirty-five years for
Levi Graft to make her his bride, Miss
Mamie Waltz, of Frederick, Nd. has
eloped with Captain Alfred Schley.
| General Nelson A. Miles has so far
recovered from the effects of the fall
from his horse that he has made his ap.
lpearance on the streets of Los Angeles